| 114th United States Congress | |
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113th ← → 115th | |
United States Capitol (2016)
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January 3, 2015 – January 3, 2017 | |
| Members | 100 senators 435 representatives 6 non-voting delegates |
| Senate majority | Republican |
| Senate President | Joe Biden (D) |
| House majority | Republican |
| House Speaker | John Boehner (R) (until October 29, 2015) Paul Ryan (R) (from October 29, 2015) |
| Sessions | |
| 1st: January 6, 2015 – December 18, 2015 2nd: January 4, 2016 – January 3, 2017 | |
The 114th United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States of America federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C., from January 3, 2015, to January 3, 2017, during the final two years of Barack Obama's presidency. The seats in the House were apportioned based on the 2010 United States census.[1][2][3]
The 2014 elections gave the Republicans control of the Senate and the House for the first time since the 109th Congress. With 248 seats in the House of Representatives and 54 seats in the Senate, this Congress began with the largest Republican majority since the 71st Congress of 1929–1931.
| Affiliation | Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) |
Total | Vacant | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Independent (caucusing with Democrats) |
Republican | ||||
| End of previous Congress | 53 | 2 | 45 | 100 | 0 | |
| Begin (January 3, 2015) | 44 | 2 | 54 | 100 | 0 | |
| Final voting share | 46.0% | 54.0% | ||||
| Beginning of the next Congress | 46 | 2 | 52 | 100 | 0 | |
246 Republicans
| Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) |
Total | Vacant | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Independent | Republican | |||
| End of previous Congress | 201 | 0 | 234 | 435 | 0 |
| Begin (January 3, 2015) | 188 | 0 | 247 | 435 | 0 |
| January 5, 2015[a] | 246 | 434 | 1 | ||
| February 6, 2015[b] | 245 | 433 | 2 | ||
| March 31, 2015[c] | 244 | 432 | 3 | ||
| May 5, 2015[a] | 245 | 433 | 2 | ||
| June 2, 2015[b] | 246 | 434 | 1 | ||
| September 10, 2015[c] | 247 | 435 | 0 | ||
| October 31, 2015[d] | 246 | 434 | 1 | ||
| June 7, 2016[d] | 247 | 435 | 0 | ||
| June 23, 2016[e] | 187 | 434 | 1 | ||
| July 20, 2016[f] | 186 | 433 | 2 | ||
| September 6, 2016[g] | 246 | 432 | 3 | ||
| November 8, 2016 [e][f][g] | 188 | 247 | 435 | 0 | |
| December 4, 2016 [h] | 187 | 434 | 1 | ||
| December 31, 2016 [i] | 246 | 433 | 2 | ||
| Final voting share | 43.2% | 0.0% | 56.8% | ||
| Non-voting members | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| Beginning of the next Congress | 194 | 0 | 241 | 435 | 0 |
Section contents: Senate: Majority (R), Minority (D) • House: Majority (R), Minority (D)
Senators are listed by state and then by Senate classes, In this Congress, Class 3 meant their term ended with this Congress, requiring re-election in 2016; Class 1 meant their term began in the last Congress, requiring re-election in 2018; and Class 2 meant their term began in this Congress, requiring re-election in 2020.
There were no changes in Senate membership during this Congress.
| District | Vacated by | Reason for change | Successor | Date of successor's formal installation[n] |
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| New York 11th | Michael Grimm (R) |
Incumbent resigned January 5, 2015, following a guilty plea on one count of felony tax evasion.[27] Aspecial election was held May 5, 2015.[28] |
Dan Donovan (R) |
May 12, 2015 |
| Mississippi 1st | Alan Nunnelee (R) |
Incumbent died February 6, 2015.[29] Aspecial election runoff was held June 2, 2015.[30][31] |
Trent Kelly (R) |
June 9, 2015 |
| Illinois 18th | Aaron Schock (R) |
Incumbent resigned March 31, 2015, following a spending scandal.[32][33] Aspecial election was held September 10, 2015. |
Darin LaHood (R) |
September 17, 2015 |
| Ohio 8th | John Boehner (R) |
Incumbent resigned October 31, 2015.[34] Aspecial election was held June 7, 2016. |
Warren Davidson (R) |
June 9, 2016[35] |
| Pennsylvania 2nd | Chaka Fattah (D) |
Incumbent resigned June 23, 2016, following a conviction of corruption charges.[36] Aspecial election was held November 8, 2016.[37] |
Dwight Evans (D) |
November 14, 2016 |
| Hawaii 1st | Mark Takai (D) |
Incumbent died July 20, 2016.[38] Aspecial election was held November 8, 2016.[39] |
Colleen Hanabusa (D) |
November 14, 2016 |
| Kentucky 1st | Ed Whitfield (R) |
Incumbent resigned September 6, 2016, following an ethics investigation.[40] Aspecial election was held November 8, 2016.[41] |
James Comer (R) |
November 14, 2016 |
| California 44th | Janice Hahn (D) |
Incumbent resigned December 4, 2016, to become a member of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors.[42] No special election was held and the seat remained vacant until the next Congress. Hahn did not run for re-election in 2016. |
Vacant until the next Congress | |
| Michigan's 10th | Candice Miller (R) |
Incumbent resigned December 31, 2016, to become Macomb County Public Works Commissioner.[43] No special election was held and the seat remained vacant until the next Congress. Miller did not run for re-election in 2016. | ||
[Section contents: Senate, House, Joint ]
| Committee | Chairman | Vice Chairman |
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| Joint Economic Committee | Sen. Dan Coats (R-IN) | Rep. Pat Tiberi (R-OH) |
| Joint Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies (Special) | Sen. Roy Blunt (R-MO) | Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) |
| Joint Committee on the Library | Sen. Roy Blunt (R-MO) | Rep. Gregg Harper (R-MS) |
| Joint Committee on Printing | Rep. Gregg Harper (R-MS) | Sen. Roy Blunt (R-MO) |
| Joint Committee on Taxation | Rep. Kevin Brady (R-TX) | Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-UT) |
Source: "Senate Organization Chart for the 114th Congress". Senate.gov. US Senate. Archived from the original on March 28, 2015. Retrieved January 26, 2015.
Source: "Officers and Organizations of the House". House.gov. US House. Archived from the original on July 6, 2017. Retrieved January 26, 2015.
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